Realism as Authenticity in music video

Realism as Authenticity in music video ? First, your task is not to argue whether a musical form, song, artist or video is or is not authentic. For our purposes, there is no actual authenticity behind an artist or song or set of images; your job is to recognize at the outset that authenticity is always a matter of codes. Thus, you are asked to analyze the means by which claims to authenticity are made in music, just like Peterson and McLeod do. Try to examine the criteria of such claims, what is at stake in county music according to Peterson? What are behind claims of "keeping it real" in hip-hop as described by McLeod? Your primary task is to examine the televisual codes and conventions that express authenticity like hand-held cameras, sepia tones, black and white, camera work etc. Many popular music genres sell authenticity as part of the package that is sold with an artist, band, album or song. Examine the package and the packaging process. ? ? ?Different music genres can be easily established through elements and characteristics that are associated with the videos or the kind of message that the artists try to send to the audience. Authenticity is an issue when it comes to music and each group want to be identified through various characteristics or themes that can be observed in their music. It is quite easy to determine the genre of a particular song by observing these elements, (Belle, 2014). In this case we are going to analyze one of the music videos falls under the hip hop category. The purpose of this work is to show that authenticity or realism APA 1183 words Related Questions: Beethoven; Art and Protest in the 1800s Opinion about Student shall not download music Discuss the social impact that musicians such as Bob Dylan and the Beatles had on the youth culture Music Read: Mark Twain, ?The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County? Rhetorical analysis of Eminem?s music video, ?Not Afraid?